What’s RSS and how can I use it?

Real Simple Syndication (RSS) is something you’ve likely heard mentioned in discussions about the web but may me confused about. Very simply, RSS is something which allows you to subscribe to a web site’s content. Instead of checking a site to determine if there’s something new, you can use RSS to have the new content [...]

Leopard Spotlight: Dictionary

As Joe previously posted, one of the major improvements in Leopard is the enhancement of Spotlight functionality. If you’re not familiar with it, Spotlight is a tool that can be used quickly to search for just about anything in your Mac. You activate it by clicking on the magnifying glass in the upper-right corner of [...]

Helpful sites for Apple users

This post lists sites where you can find the latest news about Apple products and services. I thought I’d list a few of them here, too, for handy reference.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog
macnn
MacWorld
ArsTechnica
MacRumors
AppleInsider
Alltop
LifeHacker
Mac OS X Hints
Apple Pro Tips
Cult of Mac
The Joy of Tech
Version Tracker
MacUpdate
MacApper
iusethis

Backchannels in the classroom

Backchannels are text-only, web based conversations that can supplement face-to-face discussion in the classroom. Maybe you’ve had the experience of attending a presentation where there were many participants with lots of questions, making it almost impossible for the presenter to address them all and still cover the material. Backchannels can alleviate this problem by creating [...]